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The Great Heist (Playlist)

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Created April 06, 2021

Updated November 14, 2022

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Every Little Thing
Grand Theft Water Lily
1 Oct 14th, 2019 26m 11s
Why would a garden-gloved thief lift a water lily from a botanical garden in London? ELT gets to the root of a rare plant heist.Guests: Carlos Magdalena, botanical horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, and author of The Pla
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The Indicator from Planet Money
The Probiotics Heist
1 Sep 26th, 2019 9m 25s
Probiotics are increasingly popular — flying off of the shelves, even being stolen from pharmacies. But the jury's still out on their safety and efficacy. So, how did they get on store shelves?
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Futility Closet
A Kidnapped Painting
1 Dec 2nd, 2019 30m 28s
In 1961, Goya's famous portrait of the Duke of Wellington went missing from London's National Gallery. The case went unsolved for four years before someone unexpectedly came forward to confess to the heist. In this week's episode of the Futili
Proof
Hive Heist
1 Sep 24th, 2020 30m 48s
A new branch of crime has emerged in central California under cover of mass almond groves: the theft of beehives. Why? Because they’re really valuable. The American honey economy has crashed, leading beekeepers to find other sources of income f
The Sneak
Heist
1 Jul 29th, 2020 21m 38s
Murphy and an accomplice, Alan Kuhn, head to New York City, where they decide to pull off what was at that time the largest jewel heist in American history — robbing the JP Morgan gem collection from the Museum of Natural History.Listen ad free
Gastropod
Grand Theft Food
Apr 5th, 2016 38m 59s
It’s easy to assume that burglars and thieves are always after conventional valuables: cash, jewels, or high-end electronics. But some of the most memorable heists actually involve food. Inspired by Geoff Manaugh’s new book, A Burglar’s Guide t
Power Corrupts
The Greatest Heists You’ve Never Heard Of
1 Aug 8th, 2019 57m 47s
When you think of heists, you probably think of masked men, bank robbers, and priceless art. But governments carry out heists, too. In this episode, we explore a billion dollar bank heist carried out by North Korean hackers; a heist carried out
Heist Podcast
Heist Podcast - Episode 34 - ARGENTINA ROBBERY OF THE CENTURY!!!!
1 Sep 6th, 2018 41m 21s
January 13, 2006. Five men walk into the Banco Rio in Argentina. Two wore hoods, one wore a doctor's uniform, one wore a grey suit and the last one wore a wig and referred to themself as "Susanna." This is the Banco Rio Heist and it might be o
Bonus Episodes
Duolingo Spanish Podcast
Part 1: El robo (The Robbery)
1 Oct 22nd, 2020 31m 9s
In January 2006, a group of thieves entered a bank in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in what appeared to be just a regular theft. But soon, it became clear that this would be unlike any crime Argentina had ever seen. In part one of our first ever ser
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Heist Podcast
Heist Podcast - Episode 35 - The Great Feather Heist
1 Sep 14th, 2018 22m 7s
Matt and BJ are away this week so Simon hosts this mini episode covering the Great Feather Heist. This is one of the more bizarre heists we've covered with a host of eccentric personalities and a person in the center of it dead set on getting
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